Day218-ubiquitous

1. 认识这个词(基础篇)

词:ubiquitous

英英释义:seeming to be in all places

例句:Many privacy issues arise from the ubiquitous usage of smart devices.

2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)

“ubiquitous”是形容词,意思是”普遍的““无处不在的”,经常可以用来替换 can be found everywhere 等表达,是个口语和写作中都常见的词。我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。

比如智能设备的广泛使用导致了许多隐私问题,我们就可以说:

Many privacy issues arise from the ubiquitous usage of smart devices.

再比如由于到处都是监控摄像头,犯罪和恐怖事件减少了许多:

Crimes and terrorist attacks have been effectively reduced by ubiquitous surveillance cameras.

和好朋友在露台举行派对,没想到无处不在、讨厌的蚊子扫了兴:

The mosquitoes, obnoxious and ubiquitous, ruined our patio party.

《经济学人》中也经常用到 ubiquitous,比如:

1)Imagine a world in which cameras equipped with facial recognition were ubiquitous.

2)In London, some 50 miles west of Colchester, fried-chicken shops are ubiquitous.

3)A sharp drop in how often American teenagers go out without their parents began in 2009, around when mobile phones became ubiquitous.

3. 从认识到会用(作业)

1)翻译下面的句子: 如今好像到处都是咖啡馆。

(参考翻译:Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.)

2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。

Pay in Alipay is ubiquitous in Thailand.

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